The Belgian strikes of 1886, occasionally known as the social revolt of 1886 (French: Révolte sociale de 1886), was a violent period of industrial strikes and riots in Belgium from 18 to 29 March 1886 and an important moment in Belgium's 19th-century history. The strike and labour revolt was provoked by social inequalities in Belgian society and has been compared to the peasant jacqueries of the Middle Ages.
The Belgian strikes of 1886, occasionally known as the social revolt of 1886 (French: Révolte sociale de 1886), was a violent period of industrial strikes and riots in Belgium from 18 to 29 March 1886 and an important moment in Belgium's 19th-century history. The strike and labour revolt was provoked by social inequalities in Belgian society and has been compared to the peasant jacqueries of the Middle Ages.
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